SLD3 [AOSP ROM] SLD.Next V3 [27 Apr] For Micromax Magnus A117 Stable Lite Fastest

cmahendra

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SLD.Next v3.0
*** for Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 ***
*** Ported from Celkon A119Q AOSP Style Rom ***
*** built from my famous SuperLuminalDAD rom for A116 ***

Insanely and Heavily Tweaked

Buttery Smooth & Fully Stable & Snappier

**Thanks & Credits**
** HUGE THANKS TO
@Johnny199314 **
for testing rom from 1200km away from my place every day for more than two weeks and also for notifying and solving camera bug (two times, this time he did workaround on 8mp camera to 12mp).

PORT ROM THANKS: To srihari210 for his celkon rom based on [AOSP 4.2.2 STYLE PORT]
BASE ROM: Hey thats me :D Extracted RAW files from Micromax and made my own BASE.
If I have forgot anyone to thank/add credit anyone for any work I may have used here, please forgive as it will be unintentional and request you to please inform me so I will add credit for them too. Thanks.

**NOTE**

I actually made this as experiment to see if I can blindly make roms for a device I dont have. Looking at the best results, thought I should share with all.:angel:
I am still learning and will do more complex things, experiments, tweaks and mods as and how I get time. :)


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Features:

  1. India Theme New Bright Colors Wallpapers designed by myself added
    (New Look Rom with new Backgrounds. All rubbish wallpapers removed)
  2. Super-cool default Himalayan Range wallpaper. Be proud of Himalay.
  3. 4.2.1 rom based on 4.2.2 AOSP binaries. About phone may show 4.2.1 but frameworks from CELKON A119Q with 4.2.2
  4. Fully Zip-aligned and signed
  5. Pre-Rooted
  6. Very Lite ROM. Only 306mb. Most other custom stock roms are 370 to 550
  7. 4.2 Stock Camera 1088p Video Recording (Patch for Stock 4.3 with working Panorama also available)
  8. VERY FAST and STABLE
  9. Lightly and carefully HEAVILY & INSANELY Tweaked, Tested OK.
  10. Now Play heavy games like "Modern Cambat 4" which does not work in Magnus Stock Rom. (reference)
  11. New modified boot.img
  12. 13MP REAR CAMERA and 5MP FRONT CAMERA OPTION.
  13. Full init.d support
    -- New Network Tweaks
    -- New TCP-Buffer Tweaks
    -- New WiFi Tweaks
    -- New Photo and Video Recording Tweaks
    -- New Streaming Media Tweaks
    -- New Photo & Video Recording Quality Tweaks. Beautiful Photos
    -- New Google DNS Tweak
    -- New Better Flash Tweak
    -- New Bravia Engine Tweak
    -- Sound is enough loud and clear. Great quality sound in Speaker, Headphone and Bluetooth Headset. All three tested ok.
  14. Super-Responsive and Smooth Touchscreen Sensitivity
  15. You can get FREE RAM between around 490 to 650 MB. With all required apps installed on my phone I have 545MB FREE RAM all the time.
  16. After flashing free Internal Storage will be more than stock
  17. Fully Rooted ROM with SuperSU
  18. Pre-installed Lightweight "File Manager", so you can directly browse system areas/files. Immediately after flash you can start installing APKs, both from Internal and External SDcards.
  19. Good Battery Backup as stock rom. (Install Greenify , Recommended for more best results)
  20. The Proximity Sensor responsiveness is improved and better than stock.
  21. Ad Block'ed hosts
  22. Launcher forced in memory (Reboot if launcher is changed, for great results)
  23. Render UI with GPU to reduce CPU usage
  24. Faster Wi-Fi connection initialization
  25. Deep Sleep tweaked
  26. Camera Sound forced to silent with double ways.
  27. Rebooter (small app pre-installed) for Reboot / Reboot to Recovery Option and MEMORY CLEANER TOO.
Tested OK Things

  1. Both SIMS working perfect
  2. Enable 3G in any sim (first or second) your wish :D
  3. Battery backup is same or better than stock (I get 2 full days, results may vary)
  4. OTG Cable works perfect both for PenDrive (shown as "usbotg") and Mouse.
  5. Wi-Fi working. Wifi Lan also works perfect via ES File Explorer
  6. Faster 10-15 seconds GPS Fix from home window
  7. Internal and External Both SD working. (Shown as sdcard1 = Internal and sdcard0 = External)
  8. Camera (and FLASH too) working perfect, Auto-Focus perfect. Rear Camera 8MP and Front 2MP working perfect. :D Saves photos in external sdcard by default.
  9. FM Radio perfect.
  10. Bluetooth tested ok with my Sony MW600 A2DP Stereo BT Headset.
  11. Engineer Mode working: From phone's dialer type code *#*#3646633#*#*
  12. Proximity Sensor Issue of Stock, not found in this rom (test and report)
Request to all friends

  1. Before posting a query, it is great idea to check FAQ SECTION in second or third post below.
  2. Please do not send PM. If you post your query in thread, and when I am not around, someone more experienced will sure help/reply/hint you.
  3. Please do not sent request to add any application / app / themes, which are easily available to install/update in Google Play Store.
*** Please checkout whole thread to find many many fully satisfied users.

Bugs: None
Date & Time settings issue for users out of India:
-- This rom have Base Rom from India and some people outside India may get FC while doing manual date settings and its known issue related to Indian MT6589 chipset phones used out of country. It is recognized by GravityBox and they have provided a fix for it. Please do this workaround to fix. Even if users do not do this workaround, the rom works perfect in Automatic mode.


Download and Changelog Link: In second post below
(*PLEASE DO NOT MAKE MIRROR LINKS without permission)

Installation Instructions:
BE READY WITH THIS:

  • BATTERY: Keeping at 100% charged is recommended before flashing.
  • BACKUP: Take BACKUP from recovery, useful in case you mess up. Or try Titanium to backup all data and apps.
  • IMEI BACKUP: Install "Mobile Uncle Tool" and backup IMEI and save backup file safely on computer.
ACTUAL FLASHING STEPS:

  1. Download ROM and store on Internal or External SD
  2. Start TWRP/CWM Recovery Mode
  3. Do Factory Reset FULL WIPE [Warning: Data will be deleted)
  4. Install ROM
  5. Clear Dalvik Cache & Reboot Phone.
DONE! Enjoy... :D

Addons/Patches/Mods:

  1. If you are coming from other custom roms with different partition and get bootloops, then do FULL WIPE of flash this FULL WIPE ZIP Patch which should reset required partition perfect. WARNING: It really formats system and other partition.
    *Optional
  2. Init.d Support: Install Univ_init.d_enabler.APK. Click on "Activate" & Done! Tested OK!
    (*Optional and for advanced users only, who want to experiment with mods made for init.d folders. Everyone else can ignore this patch.)
  3. New Music App Patch Download: for those who do not like SLD's original (old) music app.
    *Optional
  4. Flash Stock 4.2 Camera: Download the one which is included in this rom with1088p video recording.
    *Optional
  5. Flash Stock 4.3 Camera: Download (flash and check if you wish to)
    *Optional
  6. 13MP REAR CAMERA and 5MP FRONT CAMERA OPTION.
    *** Patch coming soon...
  7. UPDATED KITKAT4 LAUNCHER COMBINATION by CMahendra for SLD Rom (Download and Install from here) (NEW)
    *Optional App. *Only launcher, no additional apps included.
If you find any other bugs, please report me with LOGCAT. I will try my best, but please dont expect immediate fix. It all matters how much time we get for this social work.

Credits:
srihari210 for his Celcom Rom upto SLD 1 final.
Myself for Tweaked A117 Stock rom for Base ROM.
Some good friends for suggesting various tweaks in various threads in last few years.
bgos10 for collection of some more tweaks from various devs.
RemZej for some more tweaks.

-: WARNING / DISCLAIMER :-
Please use at your own Risk. I am not responsible for any type of brick or dead device.
You lose manufacturer warranty after flashing this or any custom ROM.

This ROM formats data and system partition. You must take backup of all your data.


Links to all my roms here.

 

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Changelog and Download Links:

  • Download Links V3.0 : XDA Link or Dev-Host Link << Latest Version
  • MD5 Checksum Value: 37a0b341a3102734274ea9b26cac568d
    (Install only as instructed)
  • There are no major changes from V2 to V3. People on V2 can stay on it until some major changes are done in future.
  • Few tweaks
  • New bootlogo
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  • Download Links V2.0 : 1328 downloads
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  • Download Links V1.0 : 239 downloads.
    (Install as instructed DONT MISS STORAGE SETTING STEP)
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  • Version 0.9 : Day ONE (25-Jan-2014) First build released. Camera Working but 8MP
    (Install as instructed DONT MISS STORAGE SETTING STEP)
 
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FAQ
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Q- Weak Phone network out of India?
A- The rom contains Indian Baseband.
_____All Philippines and Bangladesh users should flash this baseband for strong network.
_____All Malaysian (Stealth 4x) users should flash this baseband.
_____For some mobile companies APN Settings are required to be done manually.
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Q-Apps lose data on reboot?
A-Make sure you have that app in Internal storage and not sd card.
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Q- Xposed not working?
A- Xposed works perfectly in all roms made by me. But make sure that Xposed Installer and all its modules are installed in Internal memory and not sd card .
____1) Run App Manager and Move "Xposed Installler" and "Graviti Box" or all other modules to Internal Memory.
____2) Run Xposed and in Frameworks again Run "INSTALL/UPDATE" and reboot.
____3) Now just UNCHECK Gravity Box and RE-CHECK Gravity Box. Do same with other modules.
This method works on other roms too.
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Q-Problem with any 3rd party app?
A- Make sure it's in Internal storage and not sd card
Wipe data of the app if still happens
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Q- How to switch between Notification Panel and Quick Settings?
A- Drag the Notification Panel with two fingers for Quick Settings
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Q- How to enable usb debugging mode? There is no developer option in settings menu.
A- Open Settings >>> About Phone >>> and keep tapping on Build Version. Rom starts telling you how many times you need to tap and when done, it will say "Now you are developer" lolz. :D :D Dont believe it literally, because it means Developer Option is unlocked and you actually don't become developer by tapping on it. :D :D :D If you check Settings now, you will see Developer Options.
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Minimilised_MR

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Hey, nice to see you here buddy. :) Uhh I too ported this ROM but yeah, 8 MP disturbed me a lot. I tried hard but couldn't get it to fix. I guess the device from which you ported has 8MP in hardware so it's gonna be hard, you know. :) Anyway I hope you manage to fix it. GOOD LUCK. ;) If you wanna combine the work, I'm in. ;)

PS: I've a small doubt? How did you managed to get STOCK CAMERA work on this ROM? When I did. It FC'ed. Hint? :)
 

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Hey, nice to see you here buddy. :) Uhh I too ported this ROM but yeah, 8 MP disturbed me a lot. I tried hard but couldn't get it to fix. I guess the device from which you ported has 8MP in hardware so it's gonna be hard, you know. :) Anyway I hope you manage to fix it. GOOD LUCK. ;) If you wanna combine the work, I'm in. ;)

PS: I've a small doubt? How did you managed to get STOCK CAMERA work on this ROM? When I did. It FC'ed. Hint? :)
HEY GUYS I ALSO PORTED THIS ROM FOR MICROMAX MAGNUS A117 BUT CAMERA HAS ISSUE & I CAN'T FIX IT BUT BY THE WAY
The rom is awesome and fast I like it very much......

Sent from my Micromax A117 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
 

NIKHILALWAYZ

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mmx a117 is working like charm now.The rom is smooth as silk. :good:.battery backup is better now,no problem with sound on while playing on speaker.. but still scores less on antutu when compared with mmx stock rom.expecting good performance upgrades in future.thanks:)
 
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cmahendra

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mmx a117 is working like charm now.The rom is smooth as silk. :good:.battery backup is better now,no problem with sound on while playing on speaker.. but still scores less on antutu when compared with mmx stock rom.expecting good performance upgrades in future.thanks:)
If phone is running faster than all other roms, then obviously no need to give a damn to a hundred points plus or minus with other roms. This rom gives 13600+ on A116, hence it should give around 15500+- or more on A117, after fresh flashing.
 
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NIKHILALWAYZ

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If phone is running faster than all other roms, then obviously no need to give a damn to a hundred points plus or minus with other roms. This rom gives 13600+ on A116, hence it should give around 15500+- or more on A117, after fresh flashing.
i agree with you man. your rom is awesome.. btw our a117 scores scores 16097 now with your rom+ this mod

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360670

thanks for sld rom,really appreciate your hard work!
 

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cmahendra

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sry can't report logcat because my pc is temporarily down.
any way to fix this bug?
Yes, the bug is simple to resolve. Its old version TTS. If you can use any Root Explorer, simply delete /system/app/GoogleTTS.apk and reboot the phone. And download Google Text to Speech from Google Play store, a new version will be installed and the error will not occur again. :) Will update in next version.
 

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